Osvaldo Piazza
Argentine footballer and manager
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo José Piazza | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-04-06) 6 April 1947 (age 76) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lanús | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1972 | Lanús | 113 | (1) |
| 1972–1979 | Saint-Étienne | 244 | (19) |
| 1979–1982 | Vélez Sársfield | 104 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Corbeil-Essonnes | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 485 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1977 | Argentina | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1983 | Corbeil-Essonnes | ||
| 1990–1991 | Almirante Brown | ||
| 1992–1994 | Olimpia | ||
| 1994–1997 | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| 1997–1998 | Universitario | ||
| 2000–2002 | Independiente | ||
| 2002 | Universitario | ||
| 2003 | Libertad | ||
| 2004 | Atlético de Rafaela | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Osvaldo José Piazza (born 6 April 1947) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. In his playing days, he was a defender.[1]
Biography
He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne, in 1972, replacing new coach Robert Herbin at fullback position. He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit to help the team offensively. He won many titles with AS Saint-Étienne. He was very popular at this time, and Bernard Sauvat wrote a song dedicated to him. Piazza earned 15 caps for Argentina, but could not participate to 1978 FIFA World Cup in his country due to family problems even though César Luis Menotti wanted him in the squad. In 1979, he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, before returning to France with Corbeil-Essonnes, as a player-coach but it was a failure.
Titles
Player
- French championship in 1974, 1975, and 1976 with AS Saint-Étienne
- Coupe de France 1974, 1975, and 1977 with AS Saint-Étienne
- European Cup runner-up in 1976 with AS Saint-Étienne
Manager
- Primera División Argentina: 1995 (Apertura, opening championship), 1996 (Clausura, ending championship)
- Liga Paraguaya: Primera División" 1993
- Primera División Peruana: 1998
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996
References
- ^ Osvaldo Piazza at FootballDatabase.eu
External links
- Osvaldo Piazza at National-Football-Teams.com
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (in Spanish)
- Lyrics of Mon Copain l'Argentin by Bernard Sauvat (song dedicated to Oswaldo Piazza)
Argentina squads | ||
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Argentina squad – Brazil Independence Cup fourth place | ||
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